Barclays Plc is axing up to 100 senior staff at its investment bank globally, despite posting strong growth in the United Kingdom and stressing its continued commitment to the division.

Facebook Inc has agreed to widen an investigation into alleged Russian interference in the Brexit referendum campaign after pressure from a UK parliamentary committee, which said the social media giant had done only a limited search for evidence.

Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc will consider selling its commercial marine business, which has been hit by weak demand in offshore oil and gas markets, as chief executive Warren East launches a new round of cost-cutting in a bid to accelerate his shake-up of the blue-chip engineer. (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom; Editing by Sandra Maler)